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Galileo's Dream Galileo's Dream Kim Stanley Robinson In a novel of stunning dimensions, the acclaimed author of the Mars trilogy brings us the story of the incredible life – and death – of Galileo, the First Scientist. Late Renaissance Italy still abou… OL15170687W
New York 2140 New York 2140 Kim Stanley Robinson It is 2140. The waters rose, submerging New York City. But the residents adapted and it remained the bustling, vibrant metropolis it had always been. Though changed forever. Every street bec… OL17937993W
Aurora Aurora Kim Stanley Robinson "Generations after leaving earth, a starship draws near to the planet that may serve as a new home world for those on board. But the journey has brought unexpected changes and their best laid plans m… OL20003842W
New York 2140 New York 2140 Kim Stanley Robinson The novel occurs mostly in a fictional future New York City, permanently inundated by two major rises in seawater levels caused by climate change. Most of New York City is permanently underwater, how… OL20920923W
Mars la verte Mars la verte Kim Stanley Robinson Analyse : Roman de science-fiction (hard science). OL21732334W
Aurora Aurora Kim Stanley Robinson Generations after leaving earth, a starship draws near to the planet that may serve as a new home world for those on board. But the journey has brought unexpected changes and their best laid plans ma… OL27015386W
Mars la bleue Mars la bleue Kim Stanley Robinson Analyse : Roman de science-fiction (hard science). OL27058098W
Blue Mars Blue Mars Kim Stanley Robinson The red planet is red no longer, as Mars has become a perfectly inhabitable world. But while Mars flourishes, Earth is threatened by overpopulation and ecological disaster. Soon people look to Mars … OL81649W
Forty signs of rain Forty signs of rain Kim Stanley Robinson The bestselling author of the classic Mars trilogy and The Years of Rice and Salt returns with a riveting new trilogy of cutting-edge science, international politics, and the real-life ramifications … OL81653W
Green Mars Green Mars Kim Stanley Robinson In the Nebula Award winning Red Mars, Kim Stanley Robinson began his critically acclaimed epic saga of the colonization of Mars, Now the Hugo Award winning Green Mars continues the thrilling and time… OL81655W
The Gold Coast The Gold Coast Kim Stanley Robinson 2027: Southern California is a developer's dream gone mad, an endless sprawl of condos, freeways, and malls. Jim McPherson, the affluent son of a defense contractor, is a young man lost in a world of… OL81663W
The memory of whiteness The memory of whiteness Kim Stanley Robinson In 3229 A.D., human civilization is scattered among the planets, moons, and asteroids of the solar system. Billions of lives depend on the technology derived from the breakthroughs of the greatest ph… OL81664W
The Wild Shore The Wild Shore Kim Stanley Robinson 2047: and for sixty years America has been quarantined after a devastating nuclear attack. Seventeen-year-old Henry wants to help make America great again. Like it was before all the bombs went of… OL81666W